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Egg Placement

Was not a good night as cooking in the rain with 40 degree temperatures in a mud pit (Where the egg is on the lawn). I do not want it on the wood deck upstairs near the kitchen(Fire wood dont mix). 1/2 way through the cook I almost shut it down and said the hell with it and wanted to pack it up and get rid of it.

We were planning on having a paver stone patio installed this spring that I would move the egg to but that money had to be used elsewhere now.

Any ideas on what I can do to not cook in the mud. I almost fell down twice last night with full plates of food.

I have the nest and handler. My other issue of not putting it on the deck would be if I am doing a low and slow I do not want the egg smoking up the house or having smoke all over the deck where we are sitting outside (when its warm out).

Put it on you deck. You shouldn't have any issues. Keep the bottom screen closed if you are worried about sparking. Any sparks from the top will die off before hitting the ground. If you are still worried, you can get one of those deck pads sold at home improvement stores specifically for this purpose.

Another option, buy some 18" pavers(4) and group them together, putting the egg on top. You can put gravel underneath the levle it and provide drainage so the pavers don't sink in. Then place a line of them(like stepping stones) to your deck. They are fairly inexpensive.

I have the nest and handler. My other issue of not putting it on the deck would be if I am doing a low and slow I do not want the egg smoking up the house or having smoke all over the deck where we are sitting outside (when its warm out).

Get though the winter, put it on the deck and then re-evaluate your options in the spring. I do not notice smoke billowing from my egg during a low and slow. It is not like a smoker or gasser with a chip box. If you have the deck space - move it.

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I had my large BGE in a nest on a wood deck for a couple of years, did a number of low and slow cooks. No issues at all. I bought a grill mat from ACE Hardware that they sold to protect the deck from sparks from the BGE. I also kept a fire extinguisher close by but never needed it or the garden hose!